Here’s my pack contents!

You gotta do it. You gotta take a photo of your backpack contents. It’s a rite of passage.

Yesterday, Charles and I each emptied our tidy backpacks and placed every item out for display for one another. Then we each showed the other what we had. We even traded an item or two.

Then we packed it all back into the backpacks.

Somehow, I ended up short a sack, and frantic emotions occurred. I still don’t know where I “lost” a bag, but it’s all back in there. It’s still hovering just below 20 pounds. My bear canister weighs about 6.5 pounds, and a quart of water will weigh about 2 pounds. All told, my pack will be 26-28 pounds. I was hoping for lighter, but it’s actually not too bad.

Charles’ backpack is coming in at about 32 pounds.